All Forum Posts by: John Sanderson

I did send a letter to all the tenants regarding where to send payments and contact information, and did a walkthrough of all the units when we purchased it. I also sent him a Pay or Quit notice and that's when he ponied up the rent. According to his current lease I only have to give him a 5 day notice, and from other Landlords in the area I've talked to, as well as attorneys, that will hold up in court as fair notice.

I did offer to let him pay twice a month, as opposed to one lump sum, but the entirety of the rent must be received by the regular due date. Have you had any experience with this type of situation? And if so, do you normally work with tenants on this level, or just tell them to pay the entire amount all at once?

Thank you!

Personally, I usually allow pets in SFHs, but I put in fairly cheap carpet, charge a pet deposit and usually raise rent a bit. I don't necessarily agree with Greg in calling them stupid for paying more to keep their pets, but to each their own I suppose.

The main thing to keep in mind is that there will be more wear-and-tear due to pets, even if the pets are housebroken and don't usually make messes. Like Deanna said, definitely check with your insurance regarding dogs, as most insurance agencies won't cover what they consider to be aggressive breeds, such as rottweilers, pit bulls, etc...

A little background on the property:

We purchased this 5 unit building in September and inherited 5 tenants. As part of the deal, the previous owner collected rents for September and we began collection starting in October. 4 of the tenants pay on time or close to it(I'm working on training them to pay on time), but one tenant took until October 18th to finally pay all of his rent.

The unit he is in currently rents for the largest amount out of them all, so getting his rent really helps keep cash flow rolling. The unit needs a lot of cosmetic work, so I'm not too worried about him doing much damage if I keep him in place. I also need to mention that his lease was up in July and he's currently month to month with 60 day notice for non-renewal.

My question is, would you keep him in place until Spring when it will be much easier to rent the place out, and maintain at least a slight possibility of getting his rent, or just give him a 60 day notice that we're not renewing his lease and run the risk of having the unit vacant all winter?

I tried to be as thorough as possible, but if any more information is needed, please let me know and I'll get it to you.

I think it would depend on whether or not you arranged for the trash collection and just added the cost to rent or not.

Based on the wording, she may be able to collect some money if she arranged for trash pickup.

If the trash collection is in your name, and the rent is adjusted so tenant pays for trash, I'd say let her take you to court.

If that's not the case, you could ask a lawyer if possibly offering to reimburse her for only the most recent trash bill would be a good idea to keep things out of court.

For all my properties I arrange for and pay for trash service and add the cost into rent. Not sure if you want to go that route and I'd also be interested to hear what oother do regarding this.